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Winthrop vs. Rutgers BB 2024 Game #1
Jeff Sochko
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WINTHROP WINTHROP 11-14
18
Winner St. John's SJU 19-5
WINTHROP WINTHROP
11-14
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Final
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St. John's SJU
19-5
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
WINTHROP WINTHROP 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 5 1
St. John's SJU 1 2 2 0 9 4 X 18 15 1

W: PESCA (4-0) L: Lumpkin, Reese (2-4)

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WINTHROP WINTHROP 11-14-1
6
St. John's SJU 19-5-1
WINTHROP WINTHROP
11-14-1
6
Final
6
St. John's SJU
19-5-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
WINTHROP WINTHROP 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 6 8 2
St. John's SJU 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 6 7 0

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Falls In Game One Of Doubleheader At St. John's, Tie 6-6 in Game Two

Queens, N.Y. – Winthrop dropped the first game of a doubleheader at St. John's by a final score of 18-4 in seven innings and then recording a 6-6 tie in the second game on Saturday afternoon. Winthrop moves to 11-14-1 overall.
 
KEY CONTRIBUTORS (GAME 1)  
W: Mario Pesca (4-0)

L: Reese Lumpkin (2-4)

S: N/A

HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME 1)
  • Blake Mayberry grounded out to bring in Jackson Tucker to start the first game.
  • Anthony Brienza hit a two-run home run with two outs in the next inning to extend their lead.
  • Aries Samek doubled to left center field to drive in two runs and put St. John's up 5-0 at the end of the third.
  • St. John's scored nine runs in the fifth to take a 14-0 lead and then scored four more in the sixth to lead 18-0.
  • In the seventh, Winthrop ended the shutout on an RBI single by Chancellor Jennings, a two-run RBI double by Abe Afholter and an RBI double by Nicholas Badillo.
 KEY CONTRIBUTORS (GAME 2)  
W: N/A
 
L: N/A
 
S: N/A
 
HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME 2)
  • In the bottom of the first, Tucker found himself at third base but Jimmy Keenan popped up to end the inning and keeping the game level at zero.
  • Winthrop burst out to a 4-0 lead in the top of the third on Colin Lombardo's RBI single, Jaylen Hernandez coming home to score on a wild pitch and a two-run RBI single by Jennings.
  • All of the scoring plays in the inning for the Eagles occurred with two outs.
  • St. John's got on the board in the bottom of the frame on a Blake Mayberry sac fly to center field, scoring Tucker.
  • Cole Griffith made it a five-run game in the top of the fifth on a two-run blast down the left field line with two outs.
  • In the bottom of the sixth, the Red Storm loaded the bases with one out and proceeded to cut the lead to three on Tucker's two-run RBI single to left field.
  • Winthrop loaded the bases with one out but two straight outs ended the top of the seventh.
  • St. John's tied the game in the bottom of the seventh with two outs.
  • With Luke Orbon at third with two outs, he came home on an error, making the score 6-4.
  • Brienza's two-run RBI triple to left center field tied it up.
  • Tucker then grounded out to end the inning.
  • The game was called after the inning on account of the Eagles having to return home via aircraft.
 QUICK FACT
  • This is Winthrop's first game that ended in a tie since Feb., 25, 2001, a home game vs. Indiana that ended 4-4.
ON DECK
Winthrop travels to Charleston, S.C. on Tuesday, Apr. 2 matchup with The Citadel Bulldogs. First pitch will be at 6 p.m. on ESPN+.
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